Review: “African Stew,” presented by Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, at the Magic
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “African Stew” a rolling world premiere by Lisa B. Thompson, directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, presented by Lorraine Hansberry Theatre at the Magic Theatre in Fort Mason through September 27, 2026.
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Tales of in-laws from oppos...
Bookwaves/Artwaves – September 17, 2026: Mary Roach, America’s Funniest Science Author, Part One
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to assorted local theater & book venues
The Quirky Science World of Mary Roach
The author of several non-fiction works that examine specific areas of life that are rarely covered elsewhere, Mary Roach brings a sharp eye an...
Bookwaves/Artwaves – September 17, 2026: Mary Roach, America’s Funniest Science Author, Part One
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to assorted local theater & book venues
The Quirky Science World of Mary Roach
The author of several non-fiction works that examine specific areas of life that are rarely covered elsewhere, Mary Roach brings a sharp eye an...
Mary Roach: America’s Funniest Science Writer, “Gulp,” 2013
Mary Roach in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded May 2, 2013 while she was on tour for Gulp: Adventures in the Alimentary Canal.
Mary Roach brings a sharp eye and excellent research skills to explain how things work, how they don’t work, and the various things that happen in be...
Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, 2015
Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded April 1, 2015 at Book Passage Bookstore in Corte Madera, California, while he was on tour for his novel, “The Buried Giant.”
Over the past decades, Kazuo Ishiguro has come to be regard...
Review: “North By Northwest” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “North By Northwest,” adapted and directed by Emma Rice, at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre through October 18, 2026,
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Along with having to be perfect night after night, live theatre can only rely on sets, costumes and craft to tr...
Probabilities Archive: Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994), Pulp Magazine Horror Writer
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994), pulp magazine author and protege of H.P. Lovecraft, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded March 1, 1980 in Long’s apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Frank Belknap Long got his start as a young adult writing horror short stories for Weird...
Bookwaves/Artwaves – October 8, 2026
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabil...
Bookwaves/Artwaves – October 8, 2026
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabil...
Review: “The Fall Show” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage
KPFA Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Fall Show” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage, extended to November 1, 2026.
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The boomer generation runs from almost eighty down to sixty two. The partying ended a long time ago, the next generation is grown, friends move ...
